Safety razor



J. R. YoTTA May 21, 1935.

SAFETY RAZOR Filed July 21, 1934 imm,... w

Patented 1.521,1935 2,002,104

UNITED STA rES PATENT `OFFICE y j i 2,602,161 V `salui'riz-mizoii Jem rayons, yLos snelmenu. application july 21, 1934. serial N.v 736,354 A z-claims'.2(cl. sit-12)"- i i. .y -My invention relates primarily tosafety razors I3 are side wallsV` Il and i3, the medial portions of' of the `T head type, `that is, the type in which which arejformed intoinwardly'projecting `Vs the blade mounting is positioned at a right angle I3V 'and 20,' andl these Vs I3 and'20` are posito the handle although it. isnot necessarily tioned loosely within similarlyshapedgrooves 2l` 5 limited to any particulartylpeV or shape of safety yand 22 extending lengthwisielifA the reciprocating 5` razor, and it has for its object the provision of head 23.` Iiead 23 has the grooves'2i and 22`promeans whereby the razor blade isl caused to travel vided knear, the lower wall thereof and Ihas its in a diagonal direction relative to the handle upper end formed at an angle or incline, as best when the razor is being used in shaving .and thus shown in Figs. land 2, and rigidly mounted upon produce aslicing effect in cutting the hairs. this inclined faceis the coi-nb 24 oiithe usual 10 By this construction and method of operation type havingfthe teeth and 26 on opposite edges I have produced asafety razor having adiagonal thereof. Projecting upwardly from lthe comb 24, cutting effect which is simple in construction and centrally thereof and preferably integral thereoperation, which provides a `smooth working de-` with, is lthe locating pin 2l, and projecting up vice', and which increasesthe cutting efficiency wardly from` said comb 24 at each side of the l5 of the razor many fold in additiondto prolonging pin l2l are the blade holdingpins or studs which the life of the blades. h y f serve to'y hold the blade properly positioned for Other objects and advantages willappeanhereuse. These blade holdingy pins consist of the inafter and while Ihave shown and willdescribe body portion 3| upon which the blade is'mount- 20 .the preferred form of-my invention,` I wish it to ed and a head 32 joinedto the body portion by 20 be specifically understood that I do not limit the neck 33. Immediately below thebodypor# myself to such preferred form but that various tion 3i is' an annular flange 34 positioned within changes and adaptatlOnSfl may m2131841@` therein a recess in the upper face of the comb-:24 and without departing from the spirit of Inyinven- .immediately below this flange isa'reduced screw- 25 tion. i threaded portion 36 in screw threaded engage- 25 In the drawing accompanying andforminga rhentmwith the 'reciprocatinghead 23. While I part hereof: 1 have shown and described these blade holding pins Fis. 1 is a front elevation of my razor ready fOr as being separable from the head and comb it will use, with broken lines indicating the visual movebeunderstood "thatithe whol'e may be made Yin- 30 i ment of the parts relativeto the handle. tegral `iiE so desired or found advisable. A retain- 30 Fig. 2 is a right hand elevation of Fig. l. y i "ingmember 31 isprovided with elongated slots F18. 3 1S 8 View Similar t0 Fig.` 1. but on anenand 39, one `end of these, slots being of a size to -larged scale and partly in section lt'o-.show the permit the freepassage of theheads 32an`d the interior thereof. t other ends being of a 4size to permit the passage "as i rig. 4 1s a pun view ptnhesaffrfig. 1, on?" Ao1: the necks: omy and to` engage the underside 35 an enlarged scale. i i of the heads 32; V'I'his retaining memberi'i is ;Fig.,5 is a central longitudinal section through preferably formed of resilient or flexible material Fig. 4. 1 or metalandv comprises .the central portion 31 Fig` 6 is `a view; partly in section and partly `whichlies .parallel with the upper face of the in elevation of certain details of my device. comb 24 andthe angularly disposed side or edge 40 Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view showing a front' portions 33* and 39, the lowermost edges ot edge elevation of my razor in its operated posiwhich are adapted to bear against the upper face tion. i v 1 of the blade 43, sov that when positioned for use Fig. 8 is a similar view showing my razor in with the central portion engaging the lower face its non operated position. of the pin heads 32 and the lowermost edges of 45 Fig. 9 is a top plan of Fig. 7. the side portions bearing against the blade the Fig. 10 is a top plan o! Fig. 8. latter is held spring pressed against the upper Fig. 11 is a side elevation of my razor provided face of the comb. Provided in the upper end of with a head of another form from the preferred the handle I5, at its junction with the head I3 form. -isv an enlarged upwardly opening recess 4l, and 5 Referring to thedrawing Iiindicates the hanextending downwardly from the bottom wall of die. the upper end of which terminates in the this recess, concentric therewith, is a smaller rehead I6, preferably extending at right angles cess 42. Rotatably mounted within the recess 42 thereto, and centrally of its length. Extending is a stem 43 on the upper end of which is ahead upwardly from the longitudinal edges of the head 44 mounted within the recess 4I, and extending u upwardly from the upper face of head 44, at one side thereof, is a pin 45. Pin 45 extends into a slot 46 provided in the front face or edge of the blade carrying block or reciprocating head 23, so that as the head 44 and stem 43 are reciprocated .around their vertical axis head 23 will be caused to reciprocate in a horizontal plane or at right angles to the reciprocation of said stem and head. Formed in the opposite end of the handle l5 is an elongatedconcentric chamber 41, in the upper end of which is slidably mounted the manually reciprocated operating. member which consists of a tubular body member lengthwise of said chamber 41 and provided with a central opening 49 therethrough. Provided through the side wall of the handle l5 near the upper end ofthe chamber 41 is a slot 50, and projecting through this slot is 4an abutment 5|,

the inner edge of which bears against the outer4 face of the lbody member 48 and the outer edge of which bears' against the inner. face of' the, thumb or finger member 52, a screw 53 serving to detachably hold said. members assembled for use. Abutment 5l isof a thickness slightly greater than theA thickness of the wall lof the handle `I 5 .and is suiiiciently less in length than the .slot 50 to permit the full downward movement of .the body member 48 as hereafter described. s y v Y Connecting the lower end of the recess 42 to the upperend of the chamber 41 is a passage 54 and rotatably mounted in this passage is the rotator or reciprocator 55. The upper end of this rotator is rigidly connected tothe stem 43 and head 44 so that they all irotate or. reciprocate in unison and the lower endof said reciprocator is twisted or otherwise formed intcil a helix 51. The

upper end of the opening 49 in body member 48 is reduced in vrsize and is provided with an interior helix 58 adapted for vcooperation with the helix 51 whereby when said body me k ber 48 is recipro- .cated vertically the r v'tator 55v will be rotated or reciprocated horizontally. AAn integral collar 59 surrounds rotator 5 5 immediately above the helix 51 and bears against the upper end of the wall of chamber 41. The lower end of thechamber 41 is closed by means of a screw-threaded plug 60.

Positioned within'the lower end of the chamber 41, between the upper end of the plug 60 and the lower end of the body member 48, is a coil spring 6I thefunction of which is to normally hold member'48 in its uppermost position.

In the operation of my razor,I the same is drawn along the surface by means of the handle in a similarmanner` tothe usual procedure with the f ordinary safety razor, and at the same time,`by

-means of the thumb or finger, the thu'rrib or finger .piece 52'is moved downwardly causing the reciprocating head tofmovey at a right angle or 48, mounted to slide` diagonally to the direction of movement of the handle.

Having described my invention what I claim is: 1. In a safety razor, the combination of a hollow handle having a removable closure for the lower end thereof and a transversely extending head on the upper end thereof and longitudinally extending guideways in the upper face of said head, a blade carrying block slidably mounted in said guideways and havingblade securing means, and means mounted within said handle for manually causing said blade carrying block to slide in said guideways, said means comprising a disc rotatably mounted in the upper end of said handle, an eccentrieally mounted pin projecting from the upper face of said disc, a transverse slot in said blade carrying block vinto which said pin projects, a rectangular stem rigidly secured at its upper end to said disc and extending axially therefrom concentrically of the handle, the lower portion of said stem being twisted axially to form ya spiral, a sleeve slidably but non-rotatably mounted in said handle havinga passage therethrough, said passage being of a configuration to coincide with-the configuration `of said stem whereby relative lengthwise movement of said sleeve and stemv will ycause said stem to rotate, a iinger piece slidably mounted against the outer wall of'said handle and connected to said sleeve for moving said sleeve lengthwise of the handle, and a coil spring mounted in said'handle between the bottom end of said sleeve and the lower end of said handle adapted to maintain said sleeve in its yuppermost position.

2v. In a safety'razor having a transversely movable blade carrying means, means for moving said blade carrying means including a supporting handle, said handle being hollow, a disc rotatably mounted in the upper end of said handle concentrically thereof and having a concentric vintegral sleeve depending downwardly from the lower face thereof and a rectangular stem depending downwardlyfrom said sleeve, the projecting portion of said stem being twisted axially to form an external spiral, a longitudinally extending slot through the side wall of said handle, a sleeve slidably mounted in said handle and having a spiralled passage therethrough for the reception of the spiralled stem whereby lengthwise movement of )saidN sleeve will rotate said stem, said sleeve having a finger piece projecting through saidfslot'for manual reciprocation of the samev and to limit the vertical movement thereof, said ngerpiece terminating in a head at the outer wall ofthe handle, arranged to inclose the slot in the handle, and a coil spring in the lower end of the handle arranged to yieldably retain vsaid sleeve in its uppermost position;

Y JEAN R. YOTTA. 

